Estonian studio Gamecan today revealed its new game, Contenders: Arena, a 3v3 third-person arena shooter in which players control robots competing in a game show. Gamecan is offering to let players test their skills piloting the robots, or Gladiators, in an upcoming demo available during Steam Next Fest, which begins on February 5.
In Contenders: Arena, players can pick between several Gladiators…
Baobab Studios and 9 Story Media have partnered to bring Baobab’s Momoguro franchise, which is a popular gaming series Roblox, to television.
Burlingame, California-based Baobab created Momoguro as a cross-platform entertainment franchise, said CEO Maureen Fan in an…
Activision Blizzard added $2B in revenue to Xbox’s Q2 growth
February 1, 2024
Microsoft revealed during its latest financial earnings report that its Xbox gaming division has seen a dramatic increase in revenue after last year’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Xbox’s revenue increased 60%, while overall gaming revenue grew 48%. According to…
Monster Hunter Wilds revealed at The Game Awards
December 9, 2023
Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds during The Game Awards today in Los Angeles. It will release in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam.
This is the first new entry in Capcom’s multiplayer action-RPG series since 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise, which first released in 2021 for Switch and later came to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Start sharpening your great…
Don’t Nod reveals Lost Records: Bloom & Rage at The Game Awards
December 8, 2023
Don’t Nod revealed the trailer for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, its newest game, tonight at The Game Awards. It’s the first game from Don’t Nod’s new Montreal location, and is planned to launch in late 2024 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Bloom & Rage is a…
Square Enix debuts Visions of Mana at The Game Awards
December 8, 2023
Square Enix dropped the trailer for one of its upcoming games, Visions of Mana, at today’s Game Awards. This is the first new game in the Mana series in almost two decades, following Dawn of Mana in 2006. The game launches sometime in 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series…
Larian Studios announced the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X/S only a few moments after the game was named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023. In its social media posts, Larian says the game is now available on Xbox’s current-gen consoles, with the deluxe edition also including physical Xbox discs.
Xbox players, it’s party time.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available for…
Prime Gaming adds Deathloop, Asteroids in December
December 6, 2023
Prime Gaming begins rolling out its free games for December, with the headliner for the month being Arkane’s Deathloop. Other games on the list include Asteroids, Aground and Akka Arrh. Additions to Amazon Luna have already rolled out this month, both for Prime Gaming…
Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024
December 6, 2023
Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024.
According to a blog post from CEO Dan Clancy, South Korea was “prohibitively expensive” to operate despite working to reduce costs. Twitch experimented with a…
Grand Theft Auto VI trailer — The big cultural moment is here for games, a day early
December 6, 2023
Video games have been on a trek from subculture to mainstream culture for decades. And today we were treated to one of the biggest moments in the industry as Rockstar Games — its hand forced a day early by a leaker — released the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI.
If you’re a young gamer and are new to Grand Theft Auto as a series, then savor the moment. It might be another generation before…
